I wonder if this is a good product for my QTH, and whether it's a good deal from NewEgg. Is another managed device a better option?
It's max of two per customer for $95 each, deal ends at midnite eastern.
http://promotions.newegg.com/NEemail/Sep-0-2017/LaborDaySaleExtended_7554r6g4_05/index-landing.html?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=IGNEFL090517&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL090517-_-EMC-090517-Index-_-E0-_-Blitz&et_cid=37280&et_rid=1692518&et_p1=&email64=Q0hBUkxJRUBLT1RBTi5DT00=#TOP
It's max of two per customer for $95 each, deal ends at midnite eastern.
http://promotions.newegg.com/NEemail/Sep-0-2017/LaborDaySaleExtended_7554r6g4_05/index-landing.html?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=IGNEFL090517&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL090517-_-EMC-090517-Index-_-E0-_-Blitz&et_cid=37280&et_rid=1692518&et_p1=&email64=Q0hBUkxJRUBLT1RBTi5DT00=#TOP
Also remember that this router/firewall is only one piece of the Unifi product line. You will also need at least one switch, one Access Point, and the controller software running on a PC, or even better, the Unifi cloud key device so it can run 24 x 7 and to provide proper network analytics.
One neat feature of this system is that you can easily put all your AREDN devices on proper VLANs with AREDN WAN traffic completely isolated from your other devices in your network. Im a Cisco guy, but run Unifi at home and really like the price of these devices.
For letting a mesh node access the internet in place of a managed switch, not sure (dunno if it handles tagged vlan 1, some Ubiquitihardware has complained about that in past)
Its a Unifi line device, which generaly for msot management requries you to run a Unifi management server (cloud key, or onsite, or somewhere remote), the interface is fairly simple, yet powerful enough to be useful for the AP devices, I'm not sure how in depth it gets on the USG's.